INTERVIEW

UPSC Interview – The Final Frontier Tips by Anudeep Durishetty, Rank – 1, CSE-2017 Interview Marks – 204 & 176 In all my five attempts at UPSC, I made it to the interview twice— in 2014 and 2018, scoring 204 and 176 marks respectively. Clearly I’m not an authority on the subject. No […]

Insights Interview Guidance Program – 2018-2019 Last year we conducted very successful interview guidance program where candidates had an opportunity to discuss and sharpen their interview skills at our institution. This year also we are conducting Interview Guidance Program for those who have just given UPSC civil services Mains examination – 2018. Orientation will […]

UPSC Interview – The Dividing Line. Or Probably Not. Hi everyone! Before I go any further, I want to share a few links that might help everyone out here. I have written extensively about Prelims and Mains and my optional which was Psychology. Many of these articles were published here at Insights on India. For […]

Insights IAS Interview Guidance Program – 2018 Debates, Mocks by Senior IAS/IPS/IRS Officer, Discussions and Brainstorming Sessions Insights is conducting intensive Interview Guidance Program for candidates who have cleared UPSC civil services Mains – 2017. The program aims to bring out the best in you and prepare you well for personality test. Participation […]

UPDATE: Reminder for Insights Interview Guidance Program – 2018 Dear Aspirants, This is a reminder call for Interview Guidance Program 2018 to be held tomorrow i.e 28/12/2017 at 3 pm in our Insights IAS OGP Centre. Please come to the centre at 1.30 pm and register by filling a form. No Fees. Please Bring Two copies of […]

Insights Interview Guidance Program – 2018 We are conducting orientation class for interview guidance on 28th December at our institute in Bangalore. Those who are expecting interview call, especially those who were part of Insights Mains test series – 2017 (offline and online), you can attend this session. In this session we will give you […]

INTERVIEW Preparation Tips Abdaal M Akhtar, IAS The UPSC Personality Test is among the most unpredictable elements of this exam. The aspirant is befuddled by the sheer volume of gyaan that well meaning advisers, old hands and self proclaimed experts dish out on this topic. It may be disheartening to a few, […]

Last Lap : Preparing for the Interview – By Artika Shukla IAS, Rank 4 CSE-2015 “Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” – Shel Silverstein […]

INTERVIEW-2017: Tips by CSE 2015 Interview Top Scorer (209/275) and Rank 58 (Nazuk Kumar) I am Nazuk Kumar from Chandigarh. I got rank 58 in CSE 2015. I am allotted to the IAS, with AGMUT cadre and am currently undergoing Phase 1 of training at LBSNAA. I got 209/275 in the interview, which was […]

Interview Preparation Strategy Saikanth Verma, IAS The author is C M Saikanth Varma and he has secured an all India rank of 18 in Civil Services Examination, 2014, in his very first attempt. He has scored 208 in his interview and this article talks about his interview preparation strategy. Importance of the Interview Get over […]

Hearty congratulations from Insights to those who have cleared UPSC Mains – 2015 and wish you good luck for interview. Please prepare very seriously for interview. You can go through following posts for guidance if it’s going to be your first interview or if you had scored less in your last interview. Interview Preparation Part […]

UPSC Civil Services IAS Personality Test Preparation – 2016 – Complete Guide (Part – 2) By: Pravin Sakaria CLICK HERE for Part One THE SECRETS UNFOLDED THROUGH CASE STUDIES OF ACTUAL UPSC CIVIL SERVICES INTERVIEW EXPERIENCES: In this part, we will examine practical applications of all that we discussed in Part 1, through a […]

NOTE: Following article explore in-depth intricacies of UPSC civil services interview preparation. It is a well-researched, practical guide to prepare very well for the personality test and improve your chances of scoring good marks in interview. It is written by Pravin Sakaria for the followers of Insights and for all other interview hopefuls. It is […]

Khushaal Yadav, who passed out from AIIMS in 2014, has cleared UPSC civil services exam in his first attempt and secured 28th Rank. He says he benefited from InsightsOnIndia website during his preparation. He will be sharing his strategy for this exam with you. In the below article he has shared his views on Personality […]

Until the Mains result is out, you can not focus completely on anything. You can’t study properly, you can’t make new notes, you can’t practice writing either. Your mind will be occupied with the thoughts of Mains result. Once you pass Mains, your confidence level goes up and at the same time new worries about […]

Candidates who have written Mains 2013 can start discussions about their hobbies, interests and other things here: http://insightsonindia.com/interview/ We will be posting articles about facing the Interview soon.

This one is for the candidates who wrote Mains this year (2013). There is a writer in everyone. Some people write and some do not. It is widely accepted that, to write one should have vast experience with life or one should have read a lot. UPSC aspirants read a lot, especially the serious ones […]